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HELP STIMULATE CRAFTING IN AMERICAN

All who love crafting are asked to join in the

"COALITION dedicated in STIMULATING the CRAFT MARKET"!

Back in the day of a successful craft market there were flourishing

Small Craft Shops in every town,
New and Exciting Products on the shelf,
Stimulating Projects in books, project sheets and consumer magazines,
Crowded Craft Shows with rows and rows of booths and fun.

Today's market does not reflect a successful market. In fact, it is in need of YOUR HELP to rebuild it.

We have lost the Small Craft Shop and are seeing Manufacturers, Distributors and Trade and Consumer Publications cutting back on new product, technique and design support or worse, closing their doors. Our local Craft Shows and Craft Classes are almost extinct.

They are all the very heartbeat of our market and if we lose them we lose the market.

We are asking all to participate in a Simple Solution to help

Strengthen the Craft Market once again.

Your participation IS NEEDED to help STIMULATE AND STRENGTHEN CRAFTING

Take our craft challenge and....

SUPPORT YOUR SMALL LOCAL AND ONLINE CRAFT BUSINESS OWNERS and ORGANIZATIONS: Shop their local businesses and or websites for your home decor and or gift items before you buy an import. Join national or local craft organizations whose mission is to strengthen their field of crafting.

SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL DESIGNERS: Shop professional designers who offer new and exciting projects in either, book, CD or E-Books. Start a NEW project today!

SUPPORT CRAFT CLASSES: Begin to teach others your talents by teaching in your home, your community center, church or online or take a craft class yourself.

SUPPORT CONSUMER PUBLICATIONS: Subscribe to or pick up an issue of a craft consumer magazine.

SUPPORT MANUFACTURERS and DISTRIBUTORS: When

shopping the Small Local and Online Craft Business Owners,
joining a National or Local Craft Organization,
buying designs/projects from Professional Designers,
taking or teaching Classes,
purchasing a copy of or subscribing to a Craft Consumer Publication,
and Starting New Projects

you are stimulating product sales, which sustains the manufacturer and distributor.

Please help us keep this message to

STIMULATE AND STRENGTHEN CRAFTING

going by emailing the following out to all you know who love to craft or would love to learn.

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Our declining craft market is in need of your help. We are being asked to network together and help to STIMULATE AND STRENGTHEN CRAFTING. I am taking a supporting challenge to do my part and hope you will do the same. The challenge is located at http://www.craftgate.com. Please click and participate in this worthy cause.

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